Sisterhood Award Nomination!

Good morning everyone :D Last evening, I was informed that I was nominated for the Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award by Jesseca Dawn from Whimsical Writings annnnnd Emily McConnell from The Imaginary World of Emily McConnell  Thanks so much, Jesseca and Emily!! :)

The rules are as follows:
-Thank the blogger who nominated you, linking back to their site.
-Put the award logo on your blog.
-Answer the ten questions sent to you
-Make up ten new questions for your nominees to answer.
-Nominate ten blogs.

Time to answer questions! Ready or not, here I go!

Jesseca's Questions:

What are you most looking forward to this summer?
Well, the event I was looking forward to the most this summer has already past, my church's VBS. However, next week, I go away for a week of Summer Camp and I'm really excited for that!

What is your favorite movie this year?
I would have to say Disney Pixar's Inside Out movie :)

Favorite instrument?
The only instrument I play is piano :P I do enjoy listening to guitar and organ sometimes.

Favorite genre of books to read?
Probably mystery (Hardy Boys and Trixie Belden were my favorite series growing up) but I also like some Historical Fiction.

Favorite Bible verse?
Ahhh! So many favorites.... I can't pick one so I'll give two. Isaiah 40:8 "The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever." and Romans 10:13 "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."

Favorite historical era?
I like the post-Civil War time period. The pioneer times, as you can tell from my Hansen Girls stories.

Favorite short story?
Hmmm, I haven't read a short story in a while...for school this past year I read "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant. That was alright. If I'm allowed to copy Emily, I would say the short stories in the Tales from the Circle C Ranch

Favorite food?
Yiiiiikes. So many favorites. Jesseca, you're making this so difficult! I love Chicken Alfredo...this one lady at my church makes the bomb chicken alfredo! And then my Mom makes these chocolate chip cookie dough truffles. She makes chocolate chip cookie dough batter, scoops them into balls, then dunks them in melted chocolate, then freezes them. They are AMAZING.

Favorite hymn?
Oh dear...I could never in a million years pick my favorite hymn. I love most of them! I'll give you a list of my favorites :D
-O How I Love Jesus (For those of you who are in my circles on Google+ I have a video of my singing "O How I Love Jesus" as an acapella quartet. You can check that out if you'd like)
-Come Thou Fount
-Are You Washed in the Blood?
-Power in the Blood
-I Am Resolved
-Leaning on the Everlasting Arms
-My Jesus I Love Thee
-Blessed Assurance

Okay, I guess I should stop there *cheesy grin* hymns are my favorite songs to sing because of the four-part harmonies. OH!!! I thought of two more hymns I love!
-Send the Light
-At the Cross

Excuse me for my random rabbit trails. Anyways, yes I love hymns and those are a few of my favorites :)

Favorite movie soundtrack?
My all-time favorite Disney movie is Beauty and the Beast and that has the best Disney music EVER. I still have nearly all the lyrics memorized and my sister and I still sing all the songs together!
Of course, I am a musical fan so I do love the movie musical soundtracks. I love songs from Les Miserables. It has some not-so-good songs in it, but for the most part, it has incredible music. And that wraps up all of Jesseca's questions! 

Now for Emily's Questions....these will be fun B-)

You discover that someone you’ve known your whole life is in fact- not real. Reaction?

I'd be shocked first of all. It would greatly disturb and perplex me. And I'd be bummed out because, I thought they were real.

Favorite old TV show? (has to be earlier than the eighties)

It has to be Little House on the Prairie or the Waltons. I've seen most of the episodes at least three times. Classics!

You open your door to discover the dandelions in your yard have actually turned into real lions. How are you going to take care of this problem?

Wow. Lol these questions are great! Um okay. I would first, rub my eyes a couple times, blink, and pinch myself to be sure this was real. Then, discovering it is real, I'd run like a banshee through the house, locking all the windows and doors. Then I'd  borrow some of my dad's guns for protection and finally, I'd probably call 911 and ask for backup. :D

Guinea pigs or chinchillas?

Chinchillas! A friend of my mother's had a chinchilla once. It was pretty cool looking.

Do you follow world/national news much?

I try to stay up-to-date on main headline national news. My mom follows the news closely so she keeps me informed, whether I like it or not haha!

What’s your favorite verse in Revelation?

Revelation 19:11, 14 "And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war...And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean."
Just think about riding a majestic white horse with a long, billowing mane, feathered hooves, and a thick tail, following Jesus!

Which Nordic (Scandinavian) country do you want to visit? Sweden, Iceland, Finland, Denmark or Norway?

Iceland. During geography class, I was obsessed with Iceland's capital: Reykjavik

Do you know what the Baltics are?

Oh my...I do...I don't...I'm not positive. The name rings a bell. It's a group of countries or islands maybe...This is terrible. I feel like I should know this.... *gives up and opens a new tab to look up 'the Baltics'* Ahhhhh, I see now. Well, at least I knew it was a geographic term.

If one of your fictional characters (or a character from your favorite TV show or movie or book) was to be your mentor, who would you choose and why?

Lillian O'Neal--without a doubt. Lillian is from my Hansen Girls stories. She is a very kind-hearted and compassionate woman. She seeks to help those around her and strives to be a good example to others. She isn't perfect, she has a terrible temper, and she can be worrisome, but she stays close to God and tries to be better. That's how I would like to be someday. 

And finally- would you rather be bucked off a horse and break your arm and a rib, stepped on by an elephant and break your leg or nearly drown in a river?

I'd rather be bucked off a horse and break my arm and rib. Cause I want to ride a horse again so I guess at least riding the horse for a short time would be worth the injuries. :-)

And that's it for Emily's questions! Those questions really made you think hahaha!

Okay, I don't follow ten bloggers and the blogs I follow have already been nominated. So in order not to swamp them, I'm just going to ask that my readers and fellow bloggers comment below their answers to the following questions, if they have the time. I'd love to get to know you guys better.

1. Favorite Book of the Bible
2. Favorite Song (or your top favorites, since it is so hard to pick just one!)
3. Your favorite book character (this can be one you created, or one you've read about)
4. Your favorite quote from a movie
5. Favorite type of transportation
6. Something on your Bucket List
7. Your hero (fictional, historical, or present-day)
8. Favorite ice cream flavor
9. If you were elected president, what would your first demand be? (Serious or silly)
10. If you could invite three people, dead or alive, to a dinner, who would you invite? (The people can be dead or alive, fictional or real. This includes family members, actors and actresses, book characters, movie/TV series characters, historical figures etc.)

If you have time to comment below, please do! If not, I completely understand. Thanks again, Jesseca and Emily. This was so much fun! :-)